A personal newsletter chronicling the author's journey from skepticism toward Christianity and possible baptism. It offers reflective essays on doubt, belief, cultural distance from the Bible, and intellectual honesty.
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Essays by O. Alan Noble on Christian faith, meaning, rest, and the pressures of contemporary life, drawing on literature, music, and scripture. Recent issues cover choosing childhood education, memento mori and making the most of life, and rest as ongoing struggle rather than arrival.
Diana Butler Bass offers weekly lectionary-based Sunday reflections alongside occasional letters on politics, religion and culture in America. Issues combine scripture interpretation with field observations about Christian nationalism and the current political moment.
A Substack from Lutheran pastor and author Nadia Bolz-Weber featuring sermons, personal essays and interviews on faith, doubt and spiritual life. Readers get irreverent, candid reflections on scripture and everyday experiences such as pilgrimage and travel.
A Substack by historian Beth Allison Barr offering reflections on evangelicalism, medieval history, and women's history, including book excerpts, teaching videos, and commentary on Rome and Christian patriarchy. Readers get scholarly perspective on the past and its links to contemporary religious debates.
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